UK studio Zaha Hadid Architects and Taiwanese studio CY Lee & Partners have unveiled plans for a 47-storey-tall skyscraper beside a 1930s post office in Taipei. More about Zaha Hadid Architects draws on fluted orchid for Taipei skyscraper
British studio Foster + Partners' Central Crossing skyscrapers, which feature an "illuminated spire" that runs the full length of the taller tower, have topped out in Hong Kong. More about Foster + Partners' Central Crossing skyscrapers top out in Hong Kong
London studio Niall McLaughlin Architects has released visuals of The Museum of Jesus' Baptism in Jordan, which will be constructed using local skills and materials, including rammed earth and stone. More about Niall McLaughlin designs museum to tell "story of baptism" in Jordan
American studio SOM and Australian studio Hassell have revealed plans for Bradfield City, a new, 114-hectare city in western Sydney, which is set to include 10,000 homes, a university campus and a two-hectare park. More about Plans unveiled for Australia's first new city in over 100 years
Misty landscapes and birds in flight were visual references for this sculptural silver-white airport terminal, completed by Chinese studio MAD near the city of Lishui. More about MAD models Lishui Airport in China on "mist-covered hills"
The Southbank Centre in London, which includes the Hayward Gallery, Purcell Room, Queen Elizabeth Hall and Undercroft skatepark and was once voted "Britain's ugliest building", has been heritage listed. More about London's brutalist Southbank Centre becomes Grade II-listed
Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto has revealed his first residential project in the UAE, the Baccarat Residences, which are set to be located next to Frank Gehry's Guggenheim Abu Dhabi on Saadiyat Island. More about Sou Fujimoto unveils first residential project in United Arab Emirates
Design company Form Portfolios has acquired Dansk, the homewares brand co-founded by Danish modernist Jens Quistgaard, and plans to "carry forward everything Dansk represents". More about Form Portfolios acquires lifestyle brand Dansk
This week on Dezeen, employees at architecture firm BIG's London office in Broadgate protested against proposed layoffs that would put nearly half the workforce at risk of redundancy. More about This week BIG staff protested against planned layoffs in London
RIBA president Chris Williamson has proposed linking nine northern cities in Britain and Ireland with The Loop – a raised high-speed railway informed by Neom's megacity The Line. More about Chris Williamson proposes Neom-informed Loop to connect northern British and Irish cities
The city of Almaty in Kazakhstan has been announced as the new host of the 2029 Asian Winter Games, replacing the Trojena ski resort in Neom, Saudi Arabia. More about Almaty officially replaces Neom as host of 2029 Asian Winter Games
American architecture studio HNTB has announced a strategic partnership with retired NFL quarterback Drew Brees aimed at improving the design of domestic sports stadiums and infrastructure. More about HNTB announces partnership with Drew Brees for "next era of innovation in sports"
A series of sweeping public buildings are set to make up the Qiantang Bay Cultural District designed by UK studio Zaha Hadid Architects along the Zhedong Canal in Hangzhou, China. More about Zaha Hadid Architects designs curving cultural district on Hangzhou waterfront
Seven finalists have been named for this year's Mies van der Rohe Award, including five regeneration projects such as a 19th-century train depot-turned-design lab in France. More about Mies van der Rohe Award reveals finalists for 2026
Italian studio Peter Pichler Architecture has unveiled its design for a museum and storage facility in South Tyrol, Italy, which will rise from the alpine landscape with an angular green roof. More about Peter Pichler Architecture designs museum depot for South Tyrol's archaeological artefacts
American architecture studio Weiss/Manfredi has released updated designs for the "reimagined" La Brea Tar Pits campus in Los Angeles, including a research annexe to the Page Museum and a redesign of the surrounding grounds. More about Weiss/Manfredi release designs of "unfolding experience" at La Brea Tar Pits in LA
Employees from Danish architecture studio BIG along with Unite union members have held a protest in London to demonstrate proposed layoffs at the firm. More about "Bjarke Ingels shame on you" chant protestors at pro-union demonstration
Employees from the London office of Danish architecture studio BIG are planning to demonstrate today in response to proposed mass layoffs at the firm. More about BIG staff plan protest against planned layoffs at London offices
Milan's Salone del Mobile furniture fair has announced Salone Contract, a programme led by OMA partners Rem Koolhaas and David Gianotten, dedicated to showcasing contract furniture. More about OMA to lead contract furniture forum at Salone del Mobile 2026
Architecture studio Snøhetta has released photography of its Busan Opera House, which is currently under construction on a waterside site in Busan, South Korea. More about Images reveal Snøhetta's Busan Opera House under construction in South Korea